Results: RFID and Identity Management in everyday life - ITAS

Case ID # 29, level 1
Title AMC
Researcher Christian van ’t Hof and Jesica Cornelissen
Timing 2006
Geography Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Environment hospital
Technology Passive RFID tags, PDAs
Maturity pilot
Function Matching patients to bloodbags
Owner AMC
Maintainer AMC
Users patients
Other actors Docters and nurces
Case #29: AMC hospital
Case story This is a trial with three RFID applications: tracking medical personnel, patients and objects
(bloodbags, instruments). When a patient arrives at the hospital he or she receives an RFID
bracelet. This bracelet makes it possible for hospital staff to identify the patient and to access
medical records quickly and apply treatment with more accuracy. Also, blood bags are tagged by
the hospital. All patient records and blood supply information are held on a secured database,
which can be accessed by medical personnel through a PDA. Medical records are constantly
updated, based on the reading of the PDA’s.
ID issue Besides matching and error prevention of blood transfusion materials, individuals working in the
operation rooms (OR) are identified and localised, as well as OR-materials.
Sources 1. ‘Zorgsector start proef met RFID.’ (http://www.rfidnederland.nl/Default2.aspx?tabid=264,
visited 13 september 2006)
2. Garfinkel, S. & Rosenberg, B. (ed.) (2006) RFID: Applications, Security and Privacy.
Addison-Wesley.
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